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sarahsmithhasbeen to kelso, a few miles from the border with england, to see how voters view the constitutional question there. in the 3:20 at kelso, you can get good odds on a horse called maggie blue. the scottish tories are also feeling confident here. they don't pretend they can overtake the snp. but they do believe they could come from behind to take second place. i think the conservatives will be quite strong in this area. why is that? well, i think a lot of people are getting sick of the snp, to be quite honest. going for independence is going to be a disaster. even snp supporters worry there's too much focus on independence, ever since nicola sturgeon demanded another referendum. she keeps banging on about independence, it's putting a lot of folk off. but you'll vote for her nevertheless? i'll still vote for her, oh, aye. i wouldn't vote for the tories. back at the track the jockey wearing the saltire shirt was first past the post. poor old maggie blue came in last. this constituency in the scottish borders is where the tories have the best chance of taking a seat from th

sarah smith has been to kelso, a few miles from the border with england, to see how voters view the constitutional question there. in the 3:20 at kelso, you can get good odds on a horse called maggie blue. the scottish tories are also feeling confident here. they don't pretend they can overtake the snp. but they do believe they could come from behind to take second place. i think the conservatives will be quite strong in this area. why is that? well, i think a lot of people are getting sick of...

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general election campaign which still has weeks to run. well our scotlandeditorsarahsmithishere. she has been busy, she was sarah smith is here. motivating she has been busy, she was motivating the debate earlier this evening. there were tough exchanges. this is a westminster election, yet the debate will be on that. there we i’e the debate will be on that. there were some good questions from the audience about health and education that sparked some of the liveliest issues. that is controlled by the scottish government in holyrood. they have been in government for ten yea rs they have been in government for ten years now. people are taking into account how the schools and hospitals are being run. it cannot be divorced from the westminster election. nicola sturgeon got a hard time about that. she also had a few blows on ruth davidson, talking about austerity cuts. it is noticeable that ruth davidson often looks at her most uncomfortable when she is defending policies of the uk conservative party that come from westminster. brexit and independence we i’e were the main topics o

general election campaign which still has weeks to run. well our scotland editor sarah smith is here. she has been busy, she was sarah smith is here. motivating she has been busy, she was motivating the debate earlier this evening. there were tough exchanges. this is a westminster election, yet the debate will be on that. there we i’e the debate will be on that. there were some good questions from the audience about health and education that sparked some of the liveliest issues. that is...

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second referendum on independence. our scotlandeditor,sarahsmith, isin perth. sophie, this is a bit of a tricky election for the snp. in some eyes they are the victims of their own success. they are the victims of their own success. they did so well in 2015 when they won all but three of the seats in scotland. it is almost impossible for them to do any better than that. but if they lose any seats, their opponents will seize on that and say that shows support for another referendum on scottish independence is in decline. so the snp are very keen that this election does not become a referendum on whether or not to have another referendum. instead today they were trying to focus on brexit, under plans for increased public spending and an end to social security cuts instead. nicola sturgeon knows she won't be walking into number ten as the next prime minister. the snp can't form a uk government, so her pitch? they are the only effective opposition. now, more than ever, it is vital to have strong snp voices standing up for scotland at westminster. a vote for the snp onjune 8th will stren

second referendum on independence. our scotland editor, sarah smith, is in perth. sophie, this is a bit of a tricky election for the snp. in some eyes they are the victims of their own success. they are the victims of their own success. they did so well in 2015 when they won all but three of the seats in scotland. it is almost impossible for them to do any better than that. but if they lose any seats, their opponents will seize on that and say that shows support for another referendum on...

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editorsarahsmithreports.jeremy corbyn is clearly enthused by polls that suggest increasing support for labour. as he promises higher public spending, he says the tories are trying to hide cuts in a dishonest manifesto. that means there is a risk to the quality of public services. not my words — that's a damning verdict of the institute for fiscal studies. but the iff have also taken aim at labour's manifesto. you know the institute of fiscal studies has said your tax plans will not raise as much money as you thinkthey might. if that was the case, would you choose to raise taxes or cut public spending? what they have said is there is a gap between what we have said we would raise and what they believe could be raised from existing taxes. what they have not taken into consideration is the effectiveness of transaction taxes, which we want to bring in, and offshore property taxes that we want to bring in. we believe they will raise money necessary. the city of glasgow always used to be known as an absolutely rock—solid labour heartland. what's happened to the party here is a good i

editor sarah smith reports. jeremy corbyn is clearly enthused by polls that suggest increasing support for labour. as he promises higher public spending, he says the tories are trying to hide cuts in a dishonest manifesto. that means there is a risk to the quality of public services. not my words — that's a damning verdict of the institute for fiscal studies. but the iff have also taken aim at labour's manifesto. you know the institute of fiscal studies has said your tax plans will not raise...

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. our scotlandeditor,sarahsmith, looksahead to the contest. glasgow's been singing the same song, politically speaking, for decades — reliably, consistently labour. now polls suggest voters are ready to change their tune. people are crossing over from labour to the snp and even to the tories. people in glasgow feel more and more disconnected from and taken for granted by a labour party that really has, kind of, arrogantly treated this city like its own personal political thiefdom for decades now, and they've had enough. we think they're ready for change. glasgow's grand and opulent city chambers could be about to change hands. if labour do lose control of glasgow city council, it will be a very graphic demonstration of just how far the party's fortunes have fallen in scotland, and it'll also be a hugely 5ymbolic moment. for decades, voting labour felt like it was built into the very dna of this city which labour have governed, almost uninterrupted, since 19115. no—one on these 5ociali5t marches could have imagined it any other way, but this year's local elections are complica

. our scotland editor, sarah smith, looks ahead to the contest. glasgow's been singing the same song, politically speaking, for decades — reliably, consistently labour. now polls suggest voters are ready to change their tune. people are crossing over from labour to the snp and even to the tories. people in glasgow feel more and more disconnected from and taken for granted by a labour party that really has, kind of, arrogantly treated this city like its own personal political thiefdom for...

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football cup finals in england and scotland and the great manchesterrun.sarahsmithreports.armed police on the streets of hull. the security at the festival taking place here this weekend has been reassessed, as it has at hundreds of other events. the operation in manchester may be making good progress, according to counter—terrorism detectives, but the threat level remains at its highest. as well as radio 1's big weekend in hull, extra security will be in force at the fa cup final at wembley, the scottish cup final at hampden park, and sporting events in liverpool and manchester. in the city centre, the floral tributes keep coming. police have praised the spirit of the people. and they want to assure everyone that progress is being made. so much has been achieved in that period of time. it is at huge pace. we have made huge grounds in terms of the investigation, but there is still a lot of work to do. officers and other agencies are working with us around the clock to make sure we do that. the arrests keep coming. three more in the city overnight. locations being searched arou

football cup finals in england and scotland and the great manchester run. sarah smith reports. armed police on the streets of hull. the security at the festival taking place here this weekend has been reassessed, as it has at hundreds of other events. the operation in manchester may be making good progress, according to counter—terrorism detectives, but the threat level remains at its highest. as well as radio 1's big weekend in hull, extra security will be in force at the fa cup final at...

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for a second referendum on independence. our scotlandeditorsarahsmithreportsfrom perth. nicola sturgeon knows she won't be walking into number ten as the next prime minister. the snp can't form a uk government, so her pitch? they are the only effective opposition. now, more than ever, it is vital to have strong snp voices standing up for scotland at westminster. a vote for the snp onjune 8th will strengthen scotland's hands against tory cuts. it will strengthen scotland's hand against an extreme brexit, and it will strengthen scotland's right to make our own decisions. the snp also advocate an additional £118 billion in public spending, raising the minimum wage to over £10, and raising the top rate of tax to 50p. nicola sturgeon had much less to say about a second referendum on scottish independence. are you worried it's a vote—loser? no, i'm not. i've made my position on this clear. at the end of the brexit process, not now, but at the end of that process, i think scotland should have a choice over our own future. but i've also said that, in this election, there's a more i

for a second referendum on independence. our scotland editor sarah smith reports from perth. nicola sturgeon knows she won't be walking into number ten as the next prime minister. the snp can't form a uk government, so her pitch? they are the only effective opposition. now, more than ever, it is vital to have strong snp voices standing up for scotland at westminster. a vote for the snp onjune 8th will strengthen scotland's hands against tory cuts. it will strengthen scotland's hand against an...

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make glasgow, they say. those people may be about to make a hugechange.sarahsmith, bbcnews, glasgow. matthew bryce, a surfer who survived for more than 30 hours clinging to his board in the irish sea, has been described as "extremely is he was reported missing after he failed to return from surfing at westport beach in argyll. eight rescue teams from these areas were mobilised as part of the search for mr bryce from both scotland and northern ireland. he was eventually spotted by a helicopter after drifting 13 miles from shore. our correspondent, chris buckler, reports. after more than a day drifting in the water, matthew bryce was found by the coastguard, floating miles from land. he was still by the surfboard he left the argyll coast on on sunday morning, but when he was finally rescued, on monday evening, he was halfway between northern ireland and scotland, and farfrom the beach near campbeltown where he'd gone for a day's surfing in blustery conditions. this picture, taken that morning, shows how challenging the waves would have been for surfers. he'd been surfing and when he a

make glasgow, they say. those people may be about to make a huge change. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. matthew bryce, a surfer who survived for more than 30 hours clinging to his board in the irish sea, has been described as "extremely is he was reported missing after he failed to return from surfing at westport beach in argyll. eight rescue teams from these areas were mobilised as part of the search for mr bryce from both scotland and northern ireland. he was eventually spotted by a...

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independence. 0ur scotlandeditorsarahsmithisinperth.sarah? thisis a tricky election for the snp because they are almost victims of their own success. they did so well in 2015, winning all but three of the seats in scotland, they cannot do any better. but if they lose any, opponents will say, it shows people don't want another independence referendum and that is why there was barely a mention of that referendum here today. nicola sturgeon know she won't be walking into number ten as the next prime minister. the snp cannot form auk prime minister. the snp cannot form a uk government, so head coach? they are the only effective opposition. now, more than ever it is vital to have strong snp voices standing up to scotland at westminster. a vote for the snp on june to scotland at westminster. a vote for the snp onjune the aids will strengthen scotland's hands against tory cuts. it will strengthen our hand againstan tory cuts. it will strengthen our hand against an extreme brexit and it will strengthen scotland's right to make our own decisions. the snp advocate an additional £118 billion in p

independence. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith is in perth. sarah? this is a tricky election for the snp because they are almost victims of their own success. they did so well in 2015, winning all but three of the seats in scotland, they cannot do any better. but if they lose any, opponents will say, it shows people don't want another independence referendum and that is why there was barely a mention of that referendum here today. nicola sturgeon know she won't be walking into number ten as the...

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speaking to our scotlandeditor,sarahsmith. sheasked nicola sturgeon whether she was worried that talk of another referendum was a vote loser?e she was worried that talk of another referendum was a vote loser? s i am not. i have made my position on this clear. at the end of the brexit process , clear. at the end of the brexit process, i think scotland should have a choice over our own future. the alternative to that is brexit no matter how damaging. this is about talking about how damaging brexit would be to our economy and our big services if it goes wrong. i don't think scotland should have to accept that regardless. i think we should have a choice at the end of the election. i have also said that there is a more immediate opportunity, and that is to strengthen scotland's's hand in the brexit negotiations, so that we can have scotland's voice being heard and try to avoid an extreme brexit, going out of the common market, as well as eu. that is the immediate opportunity here, as is the ability, with a strong group of snp mps, to fight against further austerity. today, we have put forw

speaking to our scotland editor, sarah smith. she asked nicola sturgeon whether she was worried that talk of another referendum was a vote loser?e she was worried that talk of another referendum was a vote loser? s i am not. i have made my position on this clear. at the end of the brexit process , clear. at the end of the brexit process, i think scotland should have a choice over our own future. the alternative to that is brexit no matter how damaging. this is about talking about how damaging...

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consent" forit.sarahsmithisin edinburgh forus.sarah, dowe know what's meant by "public consent"? i asked exactly that, would she be relying on opinion polls, or if the snp wina relying on opinion polls, or if the snp win a majority of seats in scotla nd snp win a majority of seats in scotland at the election, would that demonstrate public consent? and she would not define exactly how she would not define exactly how she would decide if there was public consent for another vote, and said she would rather we were not talking about independence at all because she thinks this debate could weaken her hand in brexit negotiations, and accused the snp of being obsessed with independence. although it is the tories in scotland who are making another referendum central to their election campaign. they are handing out leaflets with "independence" in block capital letters. they think by saying they are the only ones who can stop another referendum, they can attract unionist voters, while nicola sturgeon says that a vote for the snp is about to make scotland's voice heard. theresa may absolu

consent" for it. sarah smith is in edinburgh for us. sarah, do we know what's meant by "public consent"? i asked exactly that, would she be relying on opinion polls, or if the snp wina relying on opinion polls, or if the snp win a majority of seats in scotla nd snp win a majority of seats in scotland at the election, would that demonstrate public consent? and she would not define exactly how she would not define exactly how she would decide if there was public consent for...

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critical, the message was, go out, enjoy the weekend but remainvigilant.sarahsmith, bbcnews. catreena renton is in st ann's square in manchester this morning. many people still paying tribute to those who lost their lives and were horrifically wounded and injured after the attack? good morning. you can see the number of people still coming here, a real mixture of emotions. there are armed police here as well. people continue to come here to pay tribute. there is a mixture of emotions. sadness, of course. you can mixture of emotions. sadness, of course. you can see mixture of emotions. sadness, of course. you can see the individual tributes to each of the 22 who lost their lives, and the victims, some of them horrifically wounded. we see there is anger being expressed. people still outraged at what happened on monday night and will continue to be so. and defiance. people wanting to stand together with the people of manchester. 0ver there is a football shirt that says, we will never walk alone. that coming from liverpool fans supporting people in manchester. the chief constabl

critical, the message was, go out, enjoy the weekend but remain vigilant. sarah smith, bbc news. catreena renton is in st ann's square in manchester this morning. many people still paying tribute to those who lost their lives and were horrifically wounded and injured after the attack? good morning. you can see the number of people still coming here, a real mixture of emotions. there are armed police here as well. people continue to come here to pay tribute. there is a mixture of emotions....

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——sarahsmithwillbe chairing that debates. damian green told the bbc that £100,000 was a reasonable inheritance when he was questioned about the move to reform social care. they may not be able to pass their homes onto their children. the burke and pensions secretary said it was a fairer system. £100,000 is a reasonable inheritance to have. as people who are lucky enough to have had great rises in property value will still, i think, decide that £100,000 is a better way of doing it. labour has accused theresa may of stirring up a war between the generations. it is promising extra funding for social ca re promising extra funding for social care and to set a no more than £72,000 on how much someone should have to pay for their own care. the liberal democrats have meanwhile accused the tories of wanting to bring ina accused the tories of wanting to bring in a dementia tax. what we're seeing this weekend with the conservatives under increasing pressure because they have chosen a dementia tax, if you or your loved one has, or will get dementia tax, if you or your loved one has, orwill

—— sarah smith will be chairing that debates. damian green told the bbc that £100,000 was a reasonable inheritance when he was questioned about the move to reform social care. they may not be able to pass their homes onto their children. the burke and pensions secretary said it was a fairer system. £100,000 is a reasonable inheritance to have. as people who are lucky enough to have had great rises in property value will still, i think, decide that £100,000 is a better way of doing it....

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scotlandeditorsarahsmith,who is in edinburgh, has been following the campaign and explained what that meant. i asked her exactly that, would she be relying on opinion polls or if the snp were to win a majority of seats in scotland at this election, with that demonstrate public consent? and she would not define exactly how she would decide if there was public consent for another vote. she said she would rather we weren't talking about it at all because she thinks this debate could potentially weaken her hand in brexit negotiations. she accused the snp of being obsessed with independence. though i have to say it is the tories in scotland who are making another referendum absolutely central to that election campaign, they are handing out leaflets with independents written in capital letters on them because they think that by saying that they are the only party who can stop another referendum they will attract unionist voters while nicola sturgeon says a vote for the snp is a vote to make scotland's voice heard. theresa may rules out the idea of giving her a seat at the brexit table,

scotland editor sarah smith , who is in edinburgh, has been following the campaign and explained what that meant. i asked her exactly that, would she be relying on opinion polls or if the snp were to win a majority of seats in scotland at this election, with that demonstrate public consent? and she would not define exactly how she would decide if there was public consent for another vote. she said she would rather we weren't talking about it at all because she thinks this debate could...

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progression of the condition,assarahsmithreports.statins — prescribed to six million of us every year to lower cholesterol. but in the coming months, a major new trial will test whether they could help tackle a condition which can wreak devastation on sufferers. multiple sclerosis causes the immune system to attack the lining of the nerves, disrupting messages travelling along nerve fibres. it can mean increasing levels of disability. more than 100,000 people in the uk have ms. half will develop the secondary, progressive stage. there is currently no treatment to slow its progress and this trial, involving more than 1,000 people, is aimed at them. if we can prove it has a long—term impact, long—term results for people with ms, we know its safety record, it's extremely cheap, so it could be quickly made available to everyone that needs it and it won't put a big hole in the nhs budget. a previous, smaller study suggested statins did have an impact. this trial will provide much more information. but, at six years long, it will be some time before it's known just how effect

progression of the condition, as sarah smith reports. statins — prescribed to six million of us every year to lower cholesterol. but in the coming months, a major new trial will test whether they could help tackle a condition which can wreak devastation on sufferers. multiple sclerosis causes the immune system to attack the lining of the nerves, disrupting messages travelling along nerve fibres. it can mean increasing levels of disability. more than 100,000 people in the uk have ms. half...

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debate. 0ur scotlandeditor,sarahsmith, willchair the debate in front of an audience with a panel of six scottish party leaders — nicola sturgeon, ruth davidson, kezia dugdale, willie rennie and patrick harvie and david coburn. that's at 7:30 this evening. the leaders of the main parties are going to stop campaigning for an hour today to remember the mp jo cox, who was shot and stabbed in her constituency in west yorkshire last year. the initiative comes after a personal request from her widower brendan cox — the first anniversary of her murder is next month. in a moment of rare calm in this election, several party leaders, including the greens and the lib dems, are putting politics to one side. in a mark of solidarity, labour leaderjeremy corbyn is setto visit a community centre in liverpool, and theresa may has also given her support to the idea of downing campaigning tools. focus won't be on policy, but instead on visiting local community projects. parties have asked all of their candidates to do the same. they are coming together to remember jo cox, the mp who was shot and

debate. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, will chair the debate in front of an audience with a panel of six scottish party leaders — nicola sturgeon, ruth davidson, kezia dugdale, willie rennie and patrick harvie and david coburn. that's at 7:30 this evening. the leaders of the main parties are going to stop campaigning for an hour today to remember the mp jo cox, who was shot and stabbed in her constituency in west yorkshire last year. the initiative comes after a personal request from her...

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channel, we'll bring you the scottish leaders' debate. 0ur scotlandeditor,sarahsmith, willchair the debate in front of an audience with a panel of six scottish party leaders. that's at 7:30pm this evening. at least 18 cia informants were killed or imprisoned in china after a spy network was dismantled according to reports in the new york times. it is not clear whether the cia was hacked or whether a mole helped the chinese to identify the agents over a two—year period, officials told the paper. it's being described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. the cia has declined to comment. north korea has launched another missile, according to security officials in south korea. it's the latest in a series of tests and launches amid concerns about the country's nuclear capability. earlier this month, north korea successfully launched a long—range missile, prompting protests from japan. the latest launch is being analysed by washington and south korea. it seems to have been successful. the south korean military and the us say that it travelled some hundreds of kilom

channel, we'll bring you the scottish leaders' debate. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, will chair the debate in front of an audience with a panel of six scottish party leaders. that's at 7:30pm this evening. at least 18 cia informants were killed or imprisoned in china after a spy network was dismantled according to reports in the new york times. it is not clear whether the cia was hacked or whether a mole helped the chinese to identify the agents over a two—year period, officials told the...

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scottish leaders debate. our scotlandeditorsarahsmithwillchair that debate in front of an audience with a panel of six scottish party leaders at 7:30pm. the headlines on bbc news. president trump continues his visit to saudi arabia, where he‘s preparing to address gulf leaders on the need to confront extremism. labour go on the offensive to attract older voters, as the conservatives defend controversial plans to overhaul social care funding. party leaders will stop campaigning for an hour today to remember the mpjo cox, who was murdered in her constituency last year. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. it‘s all about the battle for the final two champions league spots on the last day of the premier league. one of manchester city, liverpool or arsenal will miss out on top flight european football next season. arsene wenger‘s side need a win against everton to keep their hopes alive, and even that may not be enough as they require liverpool or city to slip up. we just want everybody to play 100% in the last game. that‘s all you wa nt to in the

scottish leaders debate. our scotland editor sarah smith will chair that debate in front of an audience with a panel of six scottish party leaders at 7:30pm. the headlines on bbc news. president trump continues his visit to saudi arabia, where he‘s preparing to address gulf leaders on the need to confront extremism. labour go on the offensive to attract older voters, as the conservatives defend controversial plans to overhaul social care funding. party leaders will stop campaigning for an...

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computer systems led to widespread disruption over the weekend. 0urreportersarahsmithisnear heathrow airport for us this morning. not only an expensive mistake for british airways but a bit of a pr disaster as well. really, really bad for pr. and notjust because we saw so for pr. and notjust because we saw so many people having their travel plans ruined over the bank will be weekend, but also because we saw their frustration at the lack of information. they didn't know whether they were coming or going. most of them were doing neither. it has cost them dearly through compensation, and it has cost their reputation dearly as well. the it problems, the latest statement from bea is that they are moving closer to full operational capacity. —— b a. the focus is turning to what went wrong. they are not answering questions about that. they would only say that it is power supply issues, they won't make anyone available for us to interview about it. which means there are more questions. what do they mean by power supply issues? where was the back—up for the power supply and the

computer systems led to widespread disruption over the weekend. 0ur reporter sarah smith is near heathrow airport for us this morning. not only an expensive mistake for british airways but a bit of a pr disaster as well. really, really bad for pr. and notjust because we saw so for pr. and notjust because we saw so many people having their travel plans ruined over the bank will be weekend, but also because we saw their frustration at the lack of information. they didn't know whether they were...

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sarahsmithreports.statins — prescribed to six million of us every year to lower cholesterol. but in the coming months, a major new trial will test whether they could help tackle a condition which can wreak devastation on sufferers. multiple sclerosis causes the immune system to attack the lining of the nerves, disrupting messages travelling along nerve fibres. it can mean increasing levels of disability. more than 100,000 people in the uk have ms. half will develop the secondary, progressive stage. there is currently no treatment to slow its progress and this trial, involving more than 1,000 people, is aimed at them. if we can prove it has a long—term impact, long—term results for people with ms, we know its safety record, it's extremely cheap, so it could be quickly made available to everyone that needs it and it won't put a big hole in the nhs budget. a previous, smaller study suggested statins did have an impact. this trial will provide much more information. but, at six years long, it will be some time before it's known just how effective statins could be. sarah smith, bb

sarah smith reports. statins — prescribed to six million of us every year to lower cholesterol. but in the coming months, a major new trial will test whether they could help tackle a condition which can wreak devastation on sufferers. multiple sclerosis causes the immune system to attack the lining of the nerves, disrupting messages travelling along nerve fibres. it can mean increasing levels of disability. more than 100,000 people in the uk have ms. half will develop the secondary,...

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over the next fivedays.sarahsmithisthere for us now. before a certain royal visit?l glorious day. in one way, you might say it is the ultimate in frivolity, making sure all of the blooms are perfect for today. you can see the green giraffe, and other animals behind me. chelsea has never been afraid to tackle some more difficult subjects as well. i was here last week, last year, and there was a modern slavery garden. today, this is the mind trap garden. it is part of the heads together campaign, asking us to talk about and look at mental health in a different way. it has been supported by the royal family, the duke and duchess of cambridge, and prince harry. if we go inside, you can see it changes from this very colourful outside two very different inside. the designer is ian price, sitting in the middle. you drew on your own issues with mental health, didn't you, to create the garden? yes, this garden is a true representation of what went on in my head and what i felt when i was at my worst. tell me why you are sitting in the middle of this black pond? to remind myself why i am h

over the next five days. sarah smith is there for us now. before a certain royal visit?l glorious day. in one way, you might say it is the ultimate in frivolity, making sure all of the blooms are perfect for today. you can see the green giraffe, and other animals behind me. chelsea has never been afraid to tackle some more difficult subjects as well. i was here last week, last year, and there was a modern slavery garden. today, this is the mind trap garden. it is part of the heads together...

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, admiring everything that's going on here. packindeed,sarahsmithreporting.—— packed. the weather is going to be lovely! i suspect people will be watering their gardens, because there will not be much rain on offer, what we haveis not be much rain on offer, what we have is probably falling out across scotland, these weak weather fronts approaching the uk, what we will find over the weekend is high pressure building across the uk, drifting towards the west, pulling in later in the week, from the near continent, and then really warming up, and with that wind coming in, the temperatures will not be far off record—breaking values for this time of the year. but today, we have had the buttercups of the year. but today, we have had the buttercu ps out of the year. but today, we have had the buttercups out in west berkshire, blue skies as well, buttercu ps berkshire, blue skies as well, buttercups out as well in belfast, buttercups out as well in belfast, but this time, very grey skies, light rain and drizzle is ours around as well, one or two showers in the far north of england, most of t

, admiring everything that's going on here. pack indeed, sarah smith reporting. —— packed. the weather is going to be lovely! i suspect people will be watering their gardens, because there will not be much rain on offer, what we haveis not be much rain on offer, what we have is probably falling out across scotland, these weak weather fronts approaching the uk, what we will find over the weekend is high pressure building across the uk, drifting towards the west, pulling in later in the week,...

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everything that's going on here.luckysarahsmithgettinga sneak preview their!. in a moment, the weather. but first, i want to show you these extraordinary pictures of the moment a young girl was grabbed by a large sealion in british columbia the girl was sitting on a dock in richmond near vancouver watching the animal in the water before it grabbed her dress and pulled her into the water. a relative jumped in and lifted her to safety. both were unhurt. the sea lion appeared to have been drawn to the dock by people who were throwing bread crumbs into the water. that was a lucky escape. darren bett has all the weather news. hello, clive. good news i suppose if you are looking for dry weather, someone and sunshine, because that's essentially what we've got heading our way essentially what we've got heading ourway —— essentially what we've got heading our way —— some warmth and sunshine. instead of the low pressure and rain we had last week, it is high—pressure that is going to dominate our weather, building up in the south—west, pushing await the week where the front in norther

everything that's going on here. lucky sarah smith getting a sneak preview their!. in a moment, the weather. but first, i want to show you these extraordinary pictures of the moment a young girl was grabbed by a large sealion in british columbia the girl was sitting on a dock in richmond near vancouver watching the animal in the water before it grabbed her dress and pulled her into the water. a relative jumped in and lifted her to safety. both were unhurt. the sea lion appeared to have been...

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finals in england and scotland and the great manchesterrun.sarahsmithreports.armed police on the streets of hull. the security at the festival taking place here this bank holiday weekend has been reassessed, as it has been at hundreds of other events. the operation in manchester may be making good progress according to counterterrorism detectives, but the threat level remains at its highest. as well as radio 1's big weekend in hull, extra security will be in force at the cup final in wembley, the scottish cup at hampton park, and sporting events in both liverpool and manchester. in the city centre, the floral tributes keep coming. police have praised the spirit of the people here, and want to reassure everyone that progress is being made. so much has been achieved in that period of time. it's going at a huge pace. we have made huge advances in terms of the investigation, but there is still a lot of work to do. officers are working 24/7 around the clock to make sure we do that. the arrests keep coming. three more in the city overnight. locations being searched around manchester in

finals in england and scotland and the great manchester run. sarah smith reports. armed police on the streets of hull. the security at the festival taking place here this bank holiday weekend has been reassessed, as it has been at hundreds of other events. the operation in manchester may be making good progress according to counterterrorism detectives, but the threat level remains at its highest. as well as radio 1's big weekend in hull, extra security will be in force at the cup final in...

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:30pm right here on the bbc news channel. you canseesarahsmithbbcscotland editor preparing to chair that debate which is taking place live tonight and it will be here on the bbc news channel from 7:30pm. ukip's leader paul nuttall has claimed it doesn't matter how many mps his party has after the election. he said ukip was still strong in areas where it had previously received support, despite opinion polls suggesting the party faces the prospect of having no mps.m doesn't really matter how many mps you have. if you think back to 2013, we forced a then british prime minister, david cameron, into offering a referendum. but we didn't have an mp at that time. ukip needs to be electorally viable, it needs to be electorally viable, it needs to be electorally viable, it needs to be doing well in local elections. i predict that after this election ukip will go up substantially and we will do very well indeed. that was paul nuttall talking to andrew mark on the andrew marsh show on bbc one. the headlines on bbc news. donald trump has told the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations, th

:30pm right here on the bbc news channel. you can see sarah smith bbc scotland editor preparing to chair that debate which is taking place live tonight and it will be here on the bbc news channel from 7:30pm. ukip's leader paul nuttall has claimed it doesn't matter how many mps his party has after the election. he said ukip was still strong in areas where it had previously received support, despite opinion polls suggesting the party faces the prospect of having no mps.m doesn't really matter...

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.sarahsmithwiththe latest from heathrow airport this morning. tooth decay is the biggest cause of hospital admissions in england for children underfive. in a report out today, the british dentaljournal says treating dental disease costs the nhs almost £3.5 billion a year, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to require treatment. the american rock musician greg allman has died. # but back home you'll always run to sweet melissa... the 69—year—old became a star in the late ‘60s as part of the allman brothers band, the group he formed with his brother, duane. one of their best known songs is the 1973 hitjessica, which was used as the opening theme tune to top gear. that would have been one of those good pub quiz questions, i never knew it was that particular song. the great manchester run is going ahead this morning in the city centre amid heightened security and an atmosphere of quiet defiance. 35,000 participants will be running through the city centre in the second major sporting event in the city since the attacks on monday. 0ur reporter catriona re

. sarah smith with the latest from heathrow airport this morning. tooth decay is the biggest cause of hospital admissions in england for children underfive. in a report out today, the british dentaljournal says treating dental disease costs the nhs almost £3.5 billion a year, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to require treatment. the american rock musician greg allman has died. # but back home you'll always run to sweet melissa... the 69—year—old became a star in...

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press room. that doesn't happen... let's end tonight with the final wordfromsarahsmith. comeover and join me, you've emerged from the heat of the debate, how would you sum it up? it's interesting people saying we we re it's interesting people saying we were discussing issues that are devolved, we are but the issues the audience wanted to talk about that they sent the most questions in about and the way the scottish government has performed does inform how people are going to vote, people ca re how people are going to vote, people care passionately about education, health and how the snp have done over the last ten years and that will make a difference even if it shouldn't because they are devolved issues. on the things like brexit which are of course westminster‘s responsibility, we saw the sharp dividing line is, nicola sturgeon keen to tell us that a vote for the snp will put a strong scottish voice into the negotiations, with the other parties disagreeing. we saw the different positions, ruth davidson was uncomfortable being reminded of her remainer past now she is supporting th

press room. that doesn't happen... let's end tonight with the final word from sarah smith. come over and join me, you've emerged from the heat of the debate, how would you sum it up? it's interesting people saying we we re it's interesting people saying we were discussing issues that are devolved, we are but the issues the audience wanted to talk about that they sent the most questions in about and the way the scottish government has performed does inform how people are going to vote, people...

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the world. ourcorrespondentsarahsmithisat the chelsea flower show and we can join her there now. it isa join her there now. it is a gorgeous day and the sun is shining, the sky is blue to talk we‘ve found a shady area with all the artisan gardens. there is so much to see, so many ideas for the keen and the not so keen gardener. the centrepiece of this garden is a boat. would you take that taiwan not? i‘m not sure. it is the international boat building college‘s garden and they are based in lowestoft. it is a replica of a 12th century boat found on the norfolk broads. mike is from the college. gary is the design of the garden. tell us a bit more about this boat. it is a three quarters replica of a 900—year—old broke found on the broads. it was found near laudanum and we‘ve been asked to build the real thing next year and so this is a three quarters replica that we‘ve brought to the show and it shows of the boat builder‘s skills and some of the excellent workmanship that we teach at the college. gary, how have you brought the boat into what you have done with the g

the world. our correspondent sarah smith is at the chelsea flower show and we can join her there now. it isa join her there now. it is a gorgeous day and the sun is shining, the sky is blue to talk we‘ve found a shady area with all the artisan gardens. there is so much to see, so many ideas for the keen and the not so keen gardener. the centrepiece of this garden is a boat. would you take that taiwan not? i‘m not sure. it is the international boat building college‘s garden and they are...

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.sarahsmith, bbcnews. joining us now is stuart nixon an ambassador for the ms society who has the condition and drjeremy chataway, the lead researcher on the project. we will come to you in a minute. i wa nted we will come to you in a minute. i wanted to talk to you first of all, you had this for many years, you first had signs when you were 13. give us a little... you know, it is a lifetime come in some ways, but a little bit about the impact it had? the impact is enormous, for myself, being a teenager, being keen on sport, setting up my plans for life, going to university, having a career in place, all of those things, it ta kes in place, all of those things, it takes those things away from you. really, it is about aspiration. it is about removing your ability to aspire which, at the end of the day, makes us different from all of the other animals. 0bviously makes us different from all of the other animals. obviously the physical symptoms, the physical signs and symptoms. i am here in a chair, you can see that. but there is far more than that. your nervous system control is abso

. sarah smith, bbc news. joining us now is stuart nixon an ambassador for the ms society who has the condition and drjeremy chataway, the lead researcher on the project. we will come to you in a minute. i wa nted we will come to you in a minute. i wanted to talk to you first of all, you had this for many years, you first had signs when you were 13. give us a little... you know, it is a lifetime come in some ways, but a little bit about the impact it had? the impact is enormous, for myself,...

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been following all thedevelopments.sarah, wehave a unified message now politically in terms of the election. absolutely. in the last couple of minutes, it's been confirmed all the major parties are suspending their election campaign. norman smith has let us know that the conservatives, labour and the snp and liberal democrats have confirmed that today's campaigning has been suspended. that coming through in the last couple of minutes. that is people are waking up, this does have ripple effects. we've been hearing from world leaders passing on their condolences. one thing is, the chinese president, xijinping, has phoned the queen offering condolences for the loved ones and the victims. in this time of great difficulty, the uk and china stand together, he said. we also heard and as you mentioned, a lot of celebrities, singers, really, a show of solidarity on social media, passing on their thoughts. we heard from harry stiles, the former one direction singer. taylor swift is written, my thoughts, prayers and tea rs written, my thoughts, prayers and tears for all those affected in the

been following all the developments. sarah, we have a unified message now politically in terms of the election. absolutely. in the last couple of minutes, it's been confirmed all the major parties are suspending their election campaign. norman smith has let us know that the conservatives, labour and the snp and liberal democrats have confirmed that today's campaigning has been suspended. that coming through in the last couple of minutes. that is people are waking up, this does have ripple...